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Nyansiongo Tea Factory Director Monica Orwochi picks tea in her Ribwago farm, Borabu, Nyamira County, on May 6, 2024. [File,…
I was recently asked to run a session on the basic principles of economics for a group of university students.…
Abdimalik Mohamed Issack, founder and director of Livemall Online Shop./HANDOUTDespite the rapid growth of e-commerce in Kenya, the journey to…
Startups and investors from East and West Africa meet during the Chui Ventures summit in Nairobi. African startups continue to…
Tonight Saturn reaches “opposition,” a phenomenon where Earth lies directly between the Sun (photo courtesy/KSA) Skywatchers across Kenya are set…
The John Mbadi-led National Treasury’s strategy to navigate the country’s severe debt crisis is facing a critical examination from international…
Felix Rop HOD Financial Services IT Safaricom Plc during a media immersion the evolution of M-PESA.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Safaricom has announced…
George Ndege, Architectural Association of Kenya president during Stakeholders from Kenya’s banking and Insurance sectors with the built environment forum…
Kenya loses Sh243.2 billion, equivalent to 1.5 per cent of the country’s economy, through illicit financial flows (IFFs), a new…
Treasury CS John Mbadi before the Senate Devolution Committee on county governments’ commercial bank accounts at Bunge Towers, Nairobi. July…
Vipingo Special Economic Zone is a 2,000-acre industrial hub designed to lower costs, streamline operations, and maximize profitability. [Courtesy] KCB…
Kenya loses Sh243.2 billion, equivalent to 1.5 per cent of the country’s economy, through illicit financial flows (IFFs), a new…
Treasury CS John Mbadi before the Senate Devolution Committee on county governments’ commercial bank accounts at Bunge Towers, Nairobi. July…
.Watu Credit head of commercial at Chris Rumenda/HANDOUT Kenya’s Buy Now, Pay Later sector is set for rapid expansion as industry…
Ethiopia will remove its long-standing cap on bank lending, a landmark reform expected to release 1.3 trillion birr (US$ 21.9…
Strategic Nest Corporation CEO Samuel Njari during the launch of the awards in Nairobi on September 18,2025.[Benard Orwongo, Standard] Strategic…
Dr Esther Muchemi, Chair of the Gulf‑Africa Investment Nexus, during the Gulf‑Africa Investment Summit in Nairobi. Kenya risks losing billions…
Farmers sort out coffee berries. [File, Standard] The Nairobi Coffee Auction (NCE) fetched Sh1 billion from the sale of 14,726 bags, up from last week’s Sh847 million. Reports…
Fincra, a payment solutions provider that enables secure, efficient, and seamless financial transactions within Africa and beyond, and Reap, a…
Digital transactions in Kenya continue to grow as a local fintech gains approval to directly acquire Visa card payments for…
Youth and Sports Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi speaking to the media after conducting of a public participation forum. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] Gakoigo Stadium in Maragua will be upgraded to a…
Jomvu MP Badi Twalib and other leaders during the hand over new loan-free motorbikes and a fully-equipped car wash machine…
Many Kenyans are resorting to shylocks to meet quick financial needs, often ending up forfeiting assets. [Courtesy] Harsh economic times,…
President William Ruto and Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki inspect the ongoing construction of the 4,566-unit Shauri Moyo B Affordable…
Unremitted contributions to pension schemes increased from Sh61.8 billion in 2023 to Sh69.4 billion in 2024. [Courtesy] Unremitted contributions to…
The burden of container deposit guarantees affected the cost of business for struggling clearing and forwarding firms that offer logistics…
When Kahindi* walked into the offices of a credit firm perched in one of the buildings along Moi Avenue in…
Nairobi’s skyline from Westlands. African countries need to invest in infrastructure and services that expand social opportunity, such as accessible public…
Kenya produces up to 80,000 metric tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) annually, sparking fresh calls for sustainable management of the…
A ship offloads cargo at the Mombasa Port, on March 3, 2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] In 2018, Kenya signed an…
President William Ruto and Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki inspect the ongoing construction of the 4,566-unit Shauri Moyo B Affordable…
President William Ruto commissions the Mombasa Commuter Rail Services, on September 17, 2025. He was accompanied by Deputy President Kithure…
Mohamed Ibrahim, MD Mantrac Kenya, Nicolas Merer, East Africa Regional Director Mantrac Group, Nigel Lewis, Chief Operations Officer Mantrac Group, …
Sanlam Kenya PLC CEO Patrick Tumbo says across Africa, Sanlam and Allianz are leveraging their mutual strengths to provide clients…
Sanlam Kenya PLC CEO Patrick Tumbo says across Africa, Sanlam and Allianz are leveraging their mutual strengths to provide clients…
Growth in global innovation funding has fallen to its lowest rate since 2010, UN projections showed Tuesday, as high inflation…
A former senior manager at Safaricom has lost his bid for compensation totalling more KSh 200 million after the telco…
US President Donald Trump during an address from the Oval Office. [AFP] The US Trade Representative (USTR) is soliciting comments…
A consortium of investors led by tech giant Oracle, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and private equity firm Silver Lake…
There is a certain saying among Nairobi residents that if you have never sold GNLD products, then you haven’t seen…
Acute food insecurity in East Africa has more than tripled over the past decade, leaving 42 million people in urgent need of…
Through business support and mentorship, including financial literacy training, affordable credit and grants, and government procurement opportunities reserved for the youth,…
The formal milk sector is growing, providing around 20 per cent of milk to consumers. [File, Standard] The Kenya Dairy…
Kenya Power and Lighting Company(KPLC) MD and Dr. (Eng.) Joseph Siror when he appeared before the Senate Cohesion at County…
Women defying odds taking up jobs meant for men.[Standard] At only 24, Beatrice Achieng, a mother of one from Ugunja…
Standard Chartered Kenya Board of Directors Chairperson Kellen Kariuki and Managing Director and CEO Kenya & Africa Kariuki Ngari during the launch…
Thirteen years after the launch of Kenya’s first fintech, M-Shwari, the country has made tremendous strides in expanding access…
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East African Portland MD Mohamed Osman Adan before the Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives regarding the sale of the…
President William Ruto. [File, Standard] Kenya plans to grow its leather industry from Sh10.3 billion ($80 million) to Sh109.6 billion…
Africa has unveiled its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centre in Uganda, a project hailed as a turning point that…
Jumia East Africa CEO Vinod Goel (left) and Watu Credit Country Manager Erick Massawe during the launch of their partnership…
Abdimalik Mohamed Issack, director of LiveMall. [File, Standard] On a busy afternoon in Nairobi’s Eastleigh, Gikomba or other markets, shoppers…
Youth in Nairobi protest over unemployment in the country. [File, Standard] Stakeholders have underscored the need for mentorship programs as a sustainable…
Moody’s has sounded an alarm that the Kenyan government is currently battling sharply high borrowing costs. [iStockphoto] Moody’s has sounded…
Old Mutual building in Nairobi. Old Mutual Securities carries a deep legacy in Kenya’s capital markets. [File, Standard] Kenyan investment…
Former CBK Chairperson Mohamed NYaoga. [File, Standard] Absa Bank Kenya has appointed former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) chairperson, Mohamed…
Chinese workers at the entrance of the railway tunnel at Ngong Kajiado County, on September 25, 2018. [File, Standard] All…
Ndindi Nyoro chats with James Muraguri, CEO Institute of Public Finance (IPF), during the launch of the 2025 mid-year economic…
KCB CEO Paul Russo. [Courtesy] Last week, African leaders and policymakers converged in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Africa Climate…
Pesapal. [Courtesy] Digital money transfer app companies are exempt from paying Value Added Tax (VAT), the High Court has ruled.…
Chinese workers at the entrance of the railway tunnel at Ngong Kajiado County, on September 25, 2018. [File, Standard] All…
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk speaks in front of the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla’s Cybertruck with shattered windows…
More institutions are making decisions and actions that take into account solving the climate challenge. [iStockphoto] Commercial banks in Kenya…
More institutions are making decisions and actions that take into account solving the climate challenge. [iStockphoto] Commercial banks in Kenya…
Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications Stephen Isaboke (second right) among attendees on an ICT meeting on the…
Pepsi Beverages Kenya has signed an exclusive deal with Skyward Airlines to supply its beverages on all the carrier’s routes,…
Umeme Limited has issued a profit warning after posting a net loss of USh 166.7Bn (KSh 6.1Bn) for the half…
Mining Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai says e-procurement eliminates the opaque practices that have undermined public trust in government contracts. [File,…
Sanlam Kenya Plc has called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) for 9 October 2025 to seek shareholder approval to change…
Foreign investors accelerated their exit from the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the second week of September even as the…
Kenyan money. [Courtesy] A critical financial lifeline for millions of Kenyans is drying up, with new government data confirming a…
Kenyan money. [Courtesy] A critical financial lifeline for millions of Kenyans is drying up, with new government data confirming a…
CS Hassan Joho with SDEA DG Josphat Maikara and PS Aden Millah during Kenya’s launch of its bid for re-election…
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has slightly cut fuel prices in its latest review cycle. The reduction affects…
Kephis Chairman Joseph M’Eruaki (left) defends constitutional mandate to protect agriculture and trade. [File, Standard] The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service…
East African Breweries Ltd (EABL), the region’s leading alcoholic beverage company, is grappling with an unprecedented rise in counterfeit and…
Global beverage Pepsi has entered into a partnership with local carrier Skyward Express. [File, Standard] Global beverage Pepsi has set…
From left: KCB Group CEO Paul Russo, EABL Group Managing Director and CEO Jane Karuku, Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa and…
Out there, the island of Zanzibar is widely known for its beautiful beaches, which make it one of the well-endowed…
The East African Community (EAC) is stepping up efforts to make cross-border mobile roaming cheaper and more reliable, but regulators…
1.8 million Kenyans faced acute food insecurity between July and September 2025, and a below-average October–December rain forecast could exacerbate…
MT Barumk from Nigeria offloads 11,474 metric tonnes of LPG at Lake Gas Limited Terminal, a 10,000 metric tons storage facility.[Courtesy] The…
Photos from the recent PUBG Mobile Mombasa Color Festival.[Courtesy] Kenya will this weekend host the inaugural PUBG Mobile Africa Cup…
QMP officials during the launch of the expansion plan.[Lillian Mutavi,Standard] Kenya’s Quality Meat Packers (QMP), a privately owned, fully…
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Pension Towers located along Harambee Avenue in Nairobi CBD on March 07, 2024. [File, Standard] A review by The Standard of…
KCB Bank Uganda has won a major case against the shareholders of Great Lakes Coffee Company, after the High Court…
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has begun the process of verifying details of 629 former employees set to benefit from a…
Workers at the Iviani fruit processing plant that exports mangoes to the US. [File, Standard] Latest report by a global…
Stanbic Bank branch on Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi. [File, Two businessmen have sued Stanbic Bank over Sh101 million loan whose interest…
Employees sorting and grading dried ginger at the Horizon Group Africa plant in Kaduna. [Courtesy] Kenyan farmers and entrepreneurs could…
Employees sorting and grading dried ginger at the Horizon Group Africa plant in Kaduna. [Courtesy] Kenyan farmers and entrepreneurs could…
From left: Shameer Patel, Mary Githinji, Rev. Erick Kalya, H.E. Isaiah Keter, Oliver Kirior and Stanley Gachoki cut a cake…
Jai Kumar Sharma. When Donald Trump slapped heavy tariffs on friendly nations like India and Brazil, and pushed the European…
Justina Wamae and Stephen Gachie. [Spice FM] The government has been urged to create a more predictable and supportive environment…
A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ahead of its official inauguration ceremony in Guba, on September…
Aerial view of Hurlingham which is a mixed use of office blocks and apartments. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Despite one-bedroom apartments renting…
Captain of Lamu Shipping line, Musa Bakari [left] with Engineering cadets, Lulu Chilumo [right] and Fatuma Ridhwani at Amu 1…
Kenol town in Murang’a, near the Kenol–Marua dual carriageway, is attracting investors to the once-sleepy market centre founded by the…